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Choristoceratoidea

Cephalopoda - Ceratitida

Taxonomy
Choristocerataceae was named by Hyatt (1900). Its type is Choristoceras.

It was corrected as Choristoceratoidea by Riccardi (2019).

It was assigned to Ceratitida by Tozer (1979), Tozer (1981), Tozer (1994) and Riccardi (2019).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1900Choristocerataceae Hyatt
1979Choristocerataceae Tozer p. 133
1981Choristocerataceae Tozer
1994Choristocerataceae Tozer p. 263
2019Choristoceratoidea Riccardi p. 141

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
RankNameAuthor
phylumMollusca
classCephalopodaCuvier 1797
subclassAmmonoidea()
orderCeratitidaHyatt 1884
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)
superfamilyChoristoceratoidea(Hyatt 1900)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Superfm. †Choristoceratoidea Hyatt 1900
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Fm. †Choristoceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Choristoceras Hauer 1865
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Choristoceras annulatum Guembel 1861
Choristoceras marshi Hauer 1865
Choristoceras minutus Guex 1995
Choristoceras nobile Mojsisovics 1893
Choristoceras nyalamense Yin et al. 2007
Choristoceras rhaeticum Gümbel 1861
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Invalid names: Crioceras coronatum Schafhaeutl 1863 [synonym], Crioceras debile Dittmar 1864 [synonym]
Choristoceras robustum Taylor and Guex 2002
Choristoceras shoshonensis Taylor and Guex 2002
G. †Peripleurites Mojsisovics 1893
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Peripleurites roemeri Mojsisovics 1893
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Invalid names: Choristoceras (Peripleurites) peruvianum Wiedmann 1973 [synonym]
G. †Rhabdoceras Hauer 1860
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Subg. †Rhabdoceras (Rhabdoceras) Hauer 1860
Rhabdoceras suessi Hauer 1860
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Invalid names: Rhabdoceras boreale Afitskiy 1965 [synonym], Rhabdoceras curvata Mojsisovics 1893 [synonym], Rhabdoceras laeve Kushlin 1965 [synonym], Rhabdoceras russelli Hyatt and Smith 1905 [synonym]
Invalid names: Rhabdoceras (Cyrtorhabdoceras) Wiedmann 1973 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Vandaites Tozer 1979
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Vandaites newyorkensis Taylor and Guex 2002
Vandaites stuerzenbaumi Mojsisovics 1893
Vandaites suttonensis Clapp and Shimer 1911
Fm. †Cochloceratidae Hyatt 1900
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G. †Cochloceras Hauer 1860
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Cochloceras fischeri Hauer 1860
G. †Paracochloceras Mojsisovics 1893
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Paracochloceras amoenum Mojsisovics 1893
Paracochloceras suessi Mojsisovics 1893
Fm. †Cycloceltitidae Tozer 1979
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G. †Cycloceltites Mojsisovics 1893
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Cycloceltites tozeri Taylor and Guex 2002
G. †Neotenoceras Tozer 1994
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Neotenoceras simplex Tozer 1994
G. †Ophiorhabdoceras Tozer 1994
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Invalid names: Rhabdoceratidae Tozer 1979 [empty]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragoniteo
Environment: marinec
Locomotion: actively mobileo
Life habit: nektonico
Diet: carnivoreo
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-01-28 02:33:06
Modified: 2005-10-06 16:36:47
Source: o = order, c = class
References: Kiessling 2003, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Norian to the top of the Hettangian or 228.00000 to 199.30000 Ma

Collections (116 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5Canada (British Columbia) Neotenoceras simplex (56878)
Tuvalian232.0 - 221.5USA (California) Choristoceras klamathense (142611)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Indonesia (Timor) Choristoceras sp. (205321)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Peru Rhabdoceras curvatum (206477)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Nepal (Byans) Cycloceltites sp. (214672)
Norian228.0 - 208.5USA (Alaska) Cycloceltites arduini (101051)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Colombia (Tolima) Rhabdoceras suessi (101055)
Norian228.0 - 208.5Hungary Rhabdoceras suessi (73279)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Indonesia (Maluku) Choristoceras sp. (204318)
Lacian221.5 - 215.56Indonesia Cochloceras continuecostatum, Rhabdoceras suessi, Cochloceras canaliculatum (204423)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (Nevada) Choristoceras sp. 1, Cycloceltites arduini (37246) Choristoceras sp. 2 (37247) Choristoceras sp. 2, Choristoceras marshi (37249) Cochloceras fisheri, Rhabdoceras suessi (37242) Rhabdoceras russelli (33379)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Tajikistan Rhabdoceras curvatum (151033) Rhabdoceras suessi (151040) Rhabdoceras suessi, Rhabdoceras laeve, Rhabdoceras curvatum (151038)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Russian Federation Rhabdoceras boreale (181767)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (British Columbia) Ophiorhabdoceras canadense, Rhabdoceras suessi (141714) Peripleurites roemeri (141700) Rhabdoceras suessi (46561 137098 139038) Rhabdoceras suessi, Peripleurites roemeri (139034)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6USA (California) Rhabdoceras russelli (142618)
Sevatian212.0 - 205.6Canada (Yukon) Rhabdoceras suessi (137119)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Rhabdoceras suessi (137108)
Sevatian - Rhaetian212.0 - 201.3Colombia (Tolima) Peripleurites boeckhi, Cycloceltites cowichanensis (101053) Peripleurites roemeri (101052) Rhabdoceras suessi (101054)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Calcareous Alps) Choristoceras marshi (38141)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Slovakia Choristoceras boeckhi, Choristoceras stuerzenbaumi (49455)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Argentina (Mendoza) Choristoceras sp., Choristoceras marshi (50817)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Mexico (Sonora) Choristoceras sp. (34984 100241) Rhabdoceras suessi, Choristoceras nobile (100240)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru Choristoceras sp. (209034 209037 209038 209054)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria (Tirol) Choristoceras marshi (208592)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Peru (Amazonas) Choristoceras nobile (100243)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Hungary Choristoceras sp. (42778 42779 42780)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (Nevada) Choristoceras crickmayi (76610) Choristoceras crickmayi, Choristoceras shoshonensis (76608) Choristoceras marshi (76607) Choristoceras rhaeticum (157636) Choristoceras robustum (157624) Choristoceras shoshonensis (157634) Cycloceltites tozeri (157635) Vandaites newyorkensis (157633)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3USA (California) Choristoceras marshi (38332 38333 38334)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (Yukon) Paracochloceras suessi (137118)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Chile Choristoceras marshi (209314) Choristoceras sp. (209293 209315)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Germany Choristoceras ammonitiforme (173601) Choristoceras marshi, Choristoceras ammonitiforme (173609) Choristoceras rhaeticum (173604 173605) Choristoceras rhaeticum, Choristoceras ammonitiforme (139355 173602 173607 173608 173617) Choristoceras rhaeticum, Choristoceras marshi, Choristoceras ammonitiforme (173622) Choristoceras rhaeticum, Choristoceras marshi, Choristoceras ammonitiforme, Choristoceras annulatum, Choristoceras tortiliforme (173603) Choristoceras sp. (173606) Choristoceras tortiliforme (173613 173615)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Austria Choristoceras ammonitiforme (173620 173621) Choristoceras marshi (100107 173612 173623) Choristoceras rhaeticum, Choristoceras marshi (173616)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3China Choristoceras nobile, Choristoceras marshi (73932)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Indonesia (Timor) Choristoceras marshi (205453)
Rhaetian208.5 - 201.3Canada (British Columbia) Choristoceras crickmayi (137062 137962 137967) Choristoceras nobile (141763 141769) Choristoceras rhaeticum (141764 141770) Choristoceras sp. (45379 100585) Choristoceras suttonense (137115) Choristoceras suttonensis (33392) Cycloceltites cowichanensis, Rhabdoceras suessi, Choristoceras suttonense (137113) Paracochloceras amoenum (137963) Paracochloceras canaliculatum (137138) Paracochloceras suessi (137104) Peripleurites roemeri, Paracochloceras suessi (141657) Rhabdoceras sp. (100587) Rhabdoceras suessi (137965 137966 137968 141736) Rhabdoceras suessi, Paracochloceras suessi (137109) Rhabdoceras suessi, Vandaites suttonensis (137112) Vandaites suttonensis (137116)
Hettangian201.3 - 199.3China Choristoceras nyalamense (73933)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Canada (British Columbia) Choristoceras minutus (97506 97512 97513)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Austria (Tirol) Choristoceras marshi (208599)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5Peru Choristoceras sp. (209219)
Early/Lower Hettangian201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) Choristoceras minutus (188597 188657)
Planorbis201.3 - 196.5USA (Nevada) Choristoceras minutum (76621)